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Let's see 'Boss' file
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/08/2021
» Re: "Police reforms are 'years behind schedule'", (BP, 27 Aug).
Giving us a break?
Oped, Published on 26/06/2021
» There were five PostBag letters on June 24. Not one of them was from Felix Qui, Burin Kantabutra, Kuldeep Nagi or Eric Bahrt. Was it because they didn't write any or because the PostBag Editor finally decided to give readers a break from those guys?
Italy tests lockdown; global cases near 110,000: Virus update
Published on 09/03/2020
» Italy started its first working day after a government decree sought to curb movement within the country’s financial hub. Germany plans to boost investment to help its economy and the Trump administration is drafting measures to blunt the economic fallout from the outbreak.
Customs poses no obstacle for Ferrari dealer
Business, Published on 06/04/2018
» An overzealous Customs Department has sealed the fate of a number of luxury car importers, but the new tax system based on retail prices has helped official car dealers like Ferrari Thailand, which has already paid full taxes on its vehicles.
What's in a name?
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 02/11/2016
» For "smooth cultural integration", Thai international study agency Smart NZ Education advises that students with nicknames like Poo, Pee and Porn consider alternatives. The issue made headlines earlier last month after a report by the New Zealand Herald indicated that students might get "harassed if nothing is done". That's not unlikely, despite the fact that "faeces", "urine" and "pornography" -- the formal English words for the aforementioned nicknames -- weren't exactly those parents' intention when their children first came into the world.
2000 hidden luxury cars
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/06/2013
» 2000 luxury cars smuggled into Thailand stored in private dangerous goods zone at Laem Chabang port. 90% of luxury cars imported illegally, source claims.
Road killing of police: Police want charges dropped
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/04/2013
» Red Bull heir was not speeding when he hit police officer say police experts & might have been drunk after accident not before. Police want 2 year max jail sentence.
Great traffic laws, even greater if enforced
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/11/2012
» Only 27% obey motorcycle helmet law. If more traffic laws enforced, then fewer injuries & deaths. Accidents now under-reported.
Avoiding luxury car tax: Quick & easy money?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/05/2012
» Now being rounded up by police: customs officials & Thais returning from UK as students & workers who illegally imported luxury cars for profit.